Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
• First-Party Cookies: Set by the website you are visiting (TCN IP).
• Third-Party Cookies: Set by a domain other than the one you are visiting (e.g., Google).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site.

2.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services like the contact form (CSRF protection) or saving your "Dark Mode" preference cannot be provided.

2.2. Advertising Cookies (Crucial for AdSense)

This is the most important part of our policy regarding your data. We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements to support our free tool.

• DoubleClick DART Cookie: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on TCN IP. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet.
• Personalization: These cookies are used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager or via your browser.

3.1. Opting Out of Targeted Advertising

You can opt-out of the use of the DART cookie and personalized advertising by visiting the following official links:

3.2. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

4. Third-Party Analytics

We may occasionally use third-party analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to help us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

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